Using Outlook Today

…One of Microsoft's goals with Outlook is to create a single point of…contact where you and…I can see everything we need to see to get through the work day, or the work week.…And one way that we do that is with the to-do bar over here on the right.…But before the to-do bar, there was something called Outlook Today, and…people didn't use it.…And yet, it's a really great feature, and it's still here.…To get to Outlook Today, click on your mailbox name.…Which might be your email, or in some organizations it says mailbox,…followed by your name in brackets or parentheses.…

And when you do, you'll see a webpage that is Outlook Today.…This shows you the calendar, your tasks,…and the number of unread messages in folders that you select.…If you want to customize Outlook Today, click the link.…By default, in a couple of earlier versions,…you could go to Outlook Today each time you started Outlook.…And that meant that you started on that single point of contact page.…I can say show me these folders and so if I want to see other items that are in…

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9/2/2014

Get tips, tricks, and keyboard shortcuts that will increase your efficiency with Outlook 2013. Gini Courter shares over 120 power shortcuts to save time, increase productivity, and help you stay organized—whether you're sending emails or managing your task list. Start with the top 10, and power up from there. Learn techniques for quickly organizing the inbox, managing incoming messages, and replying to emails, and a few other cool tricks, like sending texts from Outlook! This course will also help you manage your appointments, share calendars, work with contacts, and integrate your tasks with the rest of Outlook.